Nevada Knell Adams passed away November 1, 2007 in Parowan, Utah at the age of 96. Nevada was born March 21, 1911 at Page's Ranch near Little Pinto, Utah the daughter of Frank and Amy Sophia Knell. Nevada grew up in Newcastle, Utah with her brothers and sisters Virginia, Georgia, Page, Leo, Kay and Luzon.
She had a typical pioneer childhood, learning to ride horses, work on the farm, and doing household chores with the basic necessities. She remembered as a child that if she and her sisters were good that their father would let them go into town with him in the horse drawn buggy. If they were extra good they could choose a penny-candy treat, either horehound candy or a stick of black licorice.
She came to Parowan to attend High School. She lived with a family by the name of Ward where she did housekeeping and watched the children for her room and board.
There she met and fell in love with Ray H. Adams a local young man who had just returned home from a mission to Germany. Ray and Nevada were married June 9, 1931 in the St. George Temple. They homesteaded for a while at Dyke, Colorado. Then they came back to Parowan where she has lived since. They are the parents of 11 children. Nevada loved to be with her family. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were a special delight to her. They loved to spend time at her house where she would play games with them, and they could play dress up from her dress-up drawers in the basement. Nevada loved to spend time at their mountain cabin, which she and Ray built together with the help of their sons. She was famous for her sour dough pancakes. She loved beautiful flowers and raised many in her flower beds. She was especially fond of sunflowers, hollyhocks and pansies. She was proud of her pioneer heritage and learned many pioneer skills. She made homemade soap and used it for years. She loved to sew and made much of her children's clothing. She always had a lovely garden and bottled and dried the vegetables from her garden and the fruit from her orchard.
She had many church callings including being an ordinance worker in the St. George Temple. Her favorite church calling was nursery leader. She serve there for 25 years. She loved those children as her own and many children, and grown up children in Parowan still call her ‘Grandma Adams'.
Her husband Ray passed away March 28, 1969. She has been alone for 38 years. She is survived by her children Amy Lou (Don A. Knight) American Fork, Utah, Marie (Steve Carpenter) Littleton, Colorado, currently serving a mission in New York City, Charles (Pat) Provo, Utah, Kenneth (Kaye) Cedar City, Utah, Robert (Lisa) Washington, Utah, Carol Ann (Kreston Snow) Sammamish, Washington, Thomas D. (Tricia) McMinneville, Oregon, Nancy (Jim Abbott) Oregon City, Oregon and daughter in law Ida Adams, Parowan. She has 41 grandchildren, 86 great grandchildren, 14 great great grandchildren. Adding in-laws her posterity equals 176.
She is preceded in death by her husband, her children, Stephen Ray, who passed away in 1995, Norman who passed away in 1940 at the age of 2 years, and Knell who passed away in 1948 at the age of 3 years, her great granddaughter, Laurie Meyers, who died in a river accident this past summer, her parents and all of her brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the Parowan 3rd-4th Ward Chapel on Main street in Parowan. Interment will be in the Parowan Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary
She had a typical pioneer childhood, learning to ride horses, work on the farm, and doing household chores with the basic necessities. She remembered as a child that if she and her sisters were good that their father would let them go into town with him in the horse drawn buggy. If they were extra good they could choose a penny-candy treat, either horehound candy or a stick of black licorice.
She came to Parowan to attend High School. She lived with a family by the name of Ward where she did housekeeping and watched the children for her room and board.
There she met and fell in love with Ray H. Adams a local young man who had just returned home from a mission to Germany. Ray and Nevada were married June 9, 1931 in the St. George Temple. They homesteaded for a while at Dyke, Colorado. Then they came back to Parowan where she has lived since. They are the parents of 11 children. Nevada loved to be with her family. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were a special delight to her. They loved to spend time at her house where she would play games with them, and they could play dress up from her dress-up drawers in the basement. Nevada loved to spend time at their mountain cabin, which she and Ray built together with the help of their sons. She was famous for her sour dough pancakes. She loved beautiful flowers and raised many in her flower beds. She was especially fond of sunflowers, hollyhocks and pansies. She was proud of her pioneer heritage and learned many pioneer skills. She made homemade soap and used it for years. She loved to sew and made much of her children's clothing. She always had a lovely garden and bottled and dried the vegetables from her garden and the fruit from her orchard.
She had many church callings including being an ordinance worker in the St. George Temple. Her favorite church calling was nursery leader. She serve there for 25 years. She loved those children as her own and many children, and grown up children in Parowan still call her ‘Grandma Adams'.
Her husband Ray passed away March 28, 1969. She has been alone for 38 years. She is survived by her children Amy Lou (Don A. Knight) American Fork, Utah, Marie (Steve Carpenter) Littleton, Colorado, currently serving a mission in New York City, Charles (Pat) Provo, Utah, Kenneth (Kaye) Cedar City, Utah, Robert (Lisa) Washington, Utah, Carol Ann (Kreston Snow) Sammamish, Washington, Thomas D. (Tricia) McMinneville, Oregon, Nancy (Jim Abbott) Oregon City, Oregon and daughter in law Ida Adams, Parowan. She has 41 grandchildren, 86 great grandchildren, 14 great great grandchildren. Adding in-laws her posterity equals 176.
She is preceded in death by her husband, her children, Stephen Ray, who passed away in 1995, Norman who passed away in 1940 at the age of 2 years, and Knell who passed away in 1948 at the age of 3 years, her great granddaughter, Laurie Meyers, who died in a river accident this past summer, her parents and all of her brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the Parowan 3rd-4th Ward Chapel on Main street in Parowan. Interment will be in the Parowan Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary
Nevada Knell Adams passed away November 1, 2007 in Parowan, Utah at the age of 96. Nevada was born March 21, 1911 at Page's Ranch near Little Pinto, Utah the daughter of Frank and Amy Sophia Knell. Nevada grew up in Newcastle, Utah with her brothers and sisters Virginia, Georgia, Page, Leo, Kay and Luzon.
She had a typical pioneer childhood, learning to ride horses, work on the farm, and doing household chores with the basic necessities. She remembered as a child that if she and her sisters were good that their father would let them go into town with him in the horse drawn buggy. If they were extra good they could choose a penny-candy treat, either horehound candy or a stick of black licorice.
She came to Parowan to attend High School. She lived with a family by the name of Ward where she did housekeeping and watched the children for her room and board.
There she met and fell in love with Ray H. Adams a local young man who had just returned home from a mission to Germany. Ray and Nevada were married June 9, 1931 in the St. George Temple. They homesteaded for a while at Dyke, Colorado. Then they came back to Parowan where she has lived since. They are the parents of 11 children. Nevada loved to be with her family. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were a special delight to her. They loved to spend time at her house where she would play games with them, and they could play dress up from her dress-up drawers in the basement. Nevada loved to spend time at their mountain cabin, which she and Ray built together with the help of their sons. She was famous for her sour dough pancakes. She loved beautiful flowers and raised many in her flower beds. She was especially fond of sunflowers, hollyhocks and pansies. She was proud of her pioneer heritage and learned many pioneer skills. She made homemade soap and used it for years. She loved to sew and made much of her children's clothing. She always had a lovely garden and bottled and dried the vegetables from her garden and the fruit from her orchard.
She had many church callings including being an ordinance worker in the St. George Temple. Her favorite church calling was nursery leader. She serve there for 25 years. She loved those children as her own and many children, and grown up children in Parowan still call her ‘Grandma Adams'.
Her husband Ray passed away March 28, 1969. She has been alone for 38 years. She is survived by her children Amy Lou (Don A. Knight) American Fork, Utah, Marie (Steve Carpenter) Littleton, Colorado, currently serving a mission in New York City, Charles (Pat) Provo, Utah, Kenneth (Kaye) Cedar City, Utah, Robert (Lisa) Washington, Utah, Carol Ann (Kreston Snow) Sammamish, Washington, Thomas D. (Tricia) McMinneville, Oregon, Nancy (Jim Abbott) Oregon City, Oregon and daughter in law Ida Adams, Parowan. She has 41 grandchildren, 86 great grandchildren, 14 great great grandchildren. Adding in-laws her posterity equals 176.
She is preceded in death by her husband, her children, Stephen Ray, who passed away in 1995, Norman who passed away in 1940 at the age of 2 years, and Knell who passed away in 1948 at the age of 3 years, her great granddaughter, Laurie Meyers, who died in a river accident this past summer, her parents and all of her brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the Parowan 3rd-4th Ward Chapel on Main street in Parowan. Interment will be in the Parowan Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary
She had a typical pioneer childhood, learning to ride horses, work on the farm, and doing household chores with the basic necessities. She remembered as a child that if she and her sisters were good that their father would let them go into town with him in the horse drawn buggy. If they were extra good they could choose a penny-candy treat, either horehound candy or a stick of black licorice.
She came to Parowan to attend High School. She lived with a family by the name of Ward where she did housekeeping and watched the children for her room and board.
There she met and fell in love with Ray H. Adams a local young man who had just returned home from a mission to Germany. Ray and Nevada were married June 9, 1931 in the St. George Temple. They homesteaded for a while at Dyke, Colorado. Then they came back to Parowan where she has lived since. They are the parents of 11 children. Nevada loved to be with her family. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were a special delight to her. They loved to spend time at her house where she would play games with them, and they could play dress up from her dress-up drawers in the basement. Nevada loved to spend time at their mountain cabin, which she and Ray built together with the help of their sons. She was famous for her sour dough pancakes. She loved beautiful flowers and raised many in her flower beds. She was especially fond of sunflowers, hollyhocks and pansies. She was proud of her pioneer heritage and learned many pioneer skills. She made homemade soap and used it for years. She loved to sew and made much of her children's clothing. She always had a lovely garden and bottled and dried the vegetables from her garden and the fruit from her orchard.
She had many church callings including being an ordinance worker in the St. George Temple. Her favorite church calling was nursery leader. She serve there for 25 years. She loved those children as her own and many children, and grown up children in Parowan still call her ‘Grandma Adams'.
Her husband Ray passed away March 28, 1969. She has been alone for 38 years. She is survived by her children Amy Lou (Don A. Knight) American Fork, Utah, Marie (Steve Carpenter) Littleton, Colorado, currently serving a mission in New York City, Charles (Pat) Provo, Utah, Kenneth (Kaye) Cedar City, Utah, Robert (Lisa) Washington, Utah, Carol Ann (Kreston Snow) Sammamish, Washington, Thomas D. (Tricia) McMinneville, Oregon, Nancy (Jim Abbott) Oregon City, Oregon and daughter in law Ida Adams, Parowan. She has 41 grandchildren, 86 great grandchildren, 14 great great grandchildren. Adding in-laws her posterity equals 176.
She is preceded in death by her husband, her children, Stephen Ray, who passed away in 1995, Norman who passed away in 1940 at the age of 2 years, and Knell who passed away in 1948 at the age of 3 years, her great granddaughter, Laurie Meyers, who died in a river accident this past summer, her parents and all of her brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in the Parowan 3rd-4th Ward Chapel on Main street in Parowan. Interment will be in the Parowan Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary
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